This book might seem small (only 120 pages), but it is written in a very condensed and specialized style, so that it can mostly be useful only to a dedicated professional who delves into such specialized writings on a daily basis. To be fair, the author does give an introductory chapter outlining the major Jungian concepts, and there is a glossary of Jungian terms at the end, but I've found this insufficient to internalize the book.
To progress further than the couple of initial chapters, the reader needs thorough understanding of Jungian concepts and terminology, and Jung being himself a notoriously convoluted and condensed writer, this narrows down the audience even further. It has been said that hte best way to dive into Jungian psychology is through neo-Jungian writings, as the founder's are so difficult even in their English translations, but Prof.Hall in this book definitely lives up to the density level, if not to the impenetrability of the originals.
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